VP Risk

Fidelity•Merrimack, NH

About The Position

The Vice President, Brokerage Risk advises Fidelity’s individual investor businesses as they build relationships with self-directed clients and help them save and invest. Reporting to the Head of Brokerage Risk, this role advances the risk governance program across brokerage products and services, brokerage operations, retail client services, and digital product and engineering initiatives. The role provides risk advisory support to business leaders and senior leadership, leads a team responsible for risk identification and monitoring, and participates in risk governance forums and committees. It supports major firm initiatives and new products and services affecting more than 18 million self-directed investors.

Requirements

Bachelor’s degree.
10 or more years of risk, compliance, legal, or audit experience at complex financial services institutions, such as asset managers, banks, or regulatory agencies.
Experience independently delivering on the expectations for this role.
Experience with brokerage products and services, brokerage operations, or client service operations, including familiarity with regulatory requirements.
Ability to deliver engaging, compelling, and persuasive presentations and reporting.
Exceptional judgment and analytical skills, including the ability to quickly analyze complex risk and business issues across varied subject areas.
Exhibits executive presence and effectively persuades and influences senior leaders.
Leads, develops, and inspires high-performing teams.
Demonstrates exceptional attention to detail and communication skills.
Drives outcomes in a fast-paced, distributed, and complex environment.
Builds and maintains effective working relationships across businesses and support functions.
Balances pace over perfection.

Nice To Haves

MBA, Juris Doctor, or another master’s degree with strong academic credentials.
Familiarity with digital assets, including cryptocurrencies.
Experience with Archer GRC.

Responsibilities

Advise senior leadership on operational risks and risk mitigation strategies.
Lead a team responsible for identifying, assessing, and monitoring risk.
Support and participate in risk governance forums, including risk committees.
Proactively identify, assess, and monitor operational risks and remediation action plans.
Develop and track key risk indicators to monitor operational risk profiles.
Advise on new business product and service offers and other key initiatives.
Analyze data and partner with other lines of defense to identify emerging risk trends.
Investigate incidents in a timely manner, determine root causes, and advise on corrective actions.
Build effective working relationships with business leaders and cross-functional partners.
Provide risk advisory support on major firm initiatives and new products and services.